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Cubs outfielder Chris Denorfia took batting practice Monday, though his status for Opening Day is still in question.

Denorfia has a sore left hamstring he's recovering from and is expected to participate in a minor-league game mid-week. However, there's still a chance he's not ready to be with the Cubs when the regular season starts.

"I don’t like to speculate on things like that,” Denorfia said, via MLB.com. “When you’re rehabbing anything can happen. As long as everything progresses the way it should, [I should be ready] sometime around that time. The goal is to be ready by then.”

Cubs outfieldre Chris Denorfia has not played since March 17 due to a hamstring injury and may not appear in another spring game before the start of the regular season, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Due to Denorfia's injury, the team may wait until the morning of the April 5 opener to finalize the final 25-man roster, as the team may carry another outfielder, such as Ryan Sweeney or Matt Szczur, if Denorfia isn't ready to go.

The Cubs have signed outfielder Chris Denorfia on Friday, the team announced.

Denorfia was rumored to be joining the team in December, when teammate John Baker tweeted the news. The team waited until Friday to make the move official. Denorfia signed for one year, but the terms of the deal were not released. He's hit .272/.331/.394 over 1950 career at-bats.